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    "id": 1036803,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1036803/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are various international legal instruments concerning the rights of children dating as far back as 1921, for instance, the International Convention for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children. Further, Kenya is a signatory to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Children, which has the most comprehensive statement of children's rights and the first to give these rights the force of international law. The salient tenets of the convention of the rights of children are enshrined in Article 53(1(a) to (f) and (2)) of the Constitution of Kenya. Child trafficking infringes on these rights. It denies the child opportunity to obtain his or her rights in keeping with the wishes of their legal or biological parents. Another international instrument worth mentioning regarding children is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25(2), which states: \"Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock shall enjoy the same social protection.\" In this context, it is callous, uncouth, barbaric, and unpolished to deny a woman her right to motherhood and the child his or her right to be with a willing biological parent. I take this opportunity to express my utmost compassion and empathy to all men and women who have gone through the painful ordeal of being denied their rights to parenthood that may have been caused by child trafficking. I call upon the relevant Ministry to make a thorough investigation and interrogation into the acts of child trafficking that have happened at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital and elsewhere. I equally call upon the Ministry concerned with the adoption of children to investigate the legal status of children at Imani Children's Home as well as other children's homes involved in similar activities. If found culpable, perpetrators of this heinous act should be brought to account in order to flatten the curve of child trafficking. Finally, I want to call upon people interested in adopting children to follow the legal procedure in doing so rather than using the shorter route that is not only illegal but also undesirable. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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